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Mavericks surfForecast / CAL – San Mateo / USA
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 PDTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Mavericks surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Mavericks sea temperature is
13.9° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Mavericks today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 20s period with W swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 18s period with W swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with W swell.
The current surf forecast for Mavericks at 7AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a West-northwest direction and 0.7m 20s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 20s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 18s |
| Evening (28 May) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 17s |
Table - waves today at Mavericks. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the NW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | W 13 | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | |
839 | 643 | 631 | 469 | 490 | 480 | 635 | 620 | 716 | 636 | 737 | 719 | 701 | 531 | 510 | 503 | 496 | 399 | 284 | 418 | 481 | 466 | 489 | 497 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
glassy | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 8:46PM1.70m | 10:30AM1.15m | 9:16PM1.71m | 11:22AM1.18m | 9:46PM1.70m | 12:09PM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:51AM-0.09m | 3:12PM0.72m | 4:28AM-0.19m | 3:53PM0.82m | 5:02AM-0.24m | 4:32PM0.89m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | — | — |
 | 8:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:22 |
— | — | — | 2 | 3 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 |
11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 5 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 11 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | WNW 10 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 16 | W 15 | W 15 | W 14 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 7 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | W 12 |
 kJ | 839 | 643 | 631 | 469 | 388 | 307 | 263 | 263 | 258 | 636 | 737 | 719 | 701 | 531 | 510 | 503 | 496 | 399 | 157 | 315 | 313 | 321 | 344 | 110 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | W 21 | W 20 | W 19 | W 18 | W 18 | W 17 | WNW 10 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 7 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | W 13 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 138 | 136 | 99 | 320 | 490 | 480 | 635 | 620 | 716 | 253 | 201 | 158 | 116 | 113 | 94 | 119 | 151 | 96 | 284 | 219 | 219 | 219 | 161 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 24 | W 23 | WNW 22 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 24 |
| kJ | 43 | 91 | 154 | 99 | 97 | 95 | 92 | 91 | 89 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 71 | 70 | 99 | 77 | 75 | 73 | 47 | 47 | 49 | 50 | 54 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 418 | 481 | 466 | 489 | 497 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 46 | 0 | 39 | 0 | 21 | 310 | 35 | 35 | 73 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 35 | 74 | 74 |
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